Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JorgeFB.pdf: 2466045 bytes, checksum: 390a8dfd299d465779890586b1bd5be1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-19 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The State Bahia, Brazil, presents different geological sites it with a very expressive variety minerals. It is situated among the very important States which produces minerals for industries, such as pointed aggregate, ornamentals stones and ceramics raw materials. Nowadays only four companies producting ceramics tiles. Porcelainized stoneware tiles is one of the noblest ceramics, depicting low water absorption (typically below of 0,5%), in addition to excellent staining resistance and mechanical strength. The present work aims at investigating the potential of local raw materials for the production of porcelainized stoneware tiles. For this purpose, these materials were characterized by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, particle size analysis, thermal gravimetric analysis, thermal differential analysis and dilatometric analysis. Admixtures containing different compositions were prepared and fired at four temperatures, 1100 ?C, 1150 ?C, 1200 ?C and 1250 ?C with isotherm for 60 minute and heathing rate of 5 oC/min. After firing the samples, they were characterized by water absorption tests, linear retraction, analysis, apparent porosity, apparent specific mass, flexural strength, and microstructural analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy . The results revealed three ceramics with porcelainized stoneware tiles characteristics and porcelain tile will be produce from raw materials originated in the State of Bahia / O Estado da Bahia apresenta uma diversidade de terrenos geol?gicos que encerra uma expressiva dota??o mineral e est? situado entre os mais importantes Estados produtores de minerais industriais, ressaltando-se agregados, rochas ornamentais e mat?rias-primas cer?micas. Atualmente somente quatro empresas produzem placas cer?micas. O gr?s porcelanato ? uma das mais nobres cer?micas de revestimento devido a sua baixa absor??o d ?gua (tipicamente abaixo de 0,5%), al?m de apresentar excelentes caracter?sticas t?cnicas, destacando-se pelas elevadas resist?ncias mec?nica, ao risco e ao manchamento. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de avaliar o potencial das mat?rias-primas, feldspato, argila e caulim, utilizado na produ??o de gr?s porcelanato no estado da Bahia. Para isso, foi feita a caracteriza??o das mat?rias-primas por fluoresc?ncia de raios X (FRX), difra??o de raios X (DRX), an?lise granulom?trica (AG), an?lise t?rmica gravim?trica (TG), an?lise t?rmica diferencial (DTA) e an?lise dilatom?trica, elaborando-se sete formula??es que foram queimadas nas temperaturas: 1100 ?C, 1150 ?C, 1200 ?C e 1250 ?C, com isoterma de 60 minutos e taxa de aquecimento de 5 oC/ min. Ap?s a queima, os corpos-de-prova foram submetidos a ensaios de absor??o de ?gua, retra??o linear, an?lise dilatom?trica, porosidade aparente, massa espec?fica aparente, resist?ncia ? flex?o, difra??o de raios X e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Em tr?s formula??es foram obtidas, propriedades compat?veis com as exigidas para a produ??o do gr?s porcelanato com mat?rias-primas oriundas do Estado da Bahia

The first part of the thesis discuss general characterization of heterogeneous processes in silicates. This part is focused on kinetics of heterogeneous processes and mathematical description of reactions time behavior. The other part describes important technologies in silicate industry such as sintering, solid matter decomposition, transition modification, etc. Another chapter deals mineralogy, structure and properties of eminent silicate raw materials. Emphases is given to characterization of clay minerals and their utilising. The experimental part handle the analytic techniques used for investigation of thermal decompostion, dehydroxylation, crystalization of Al-Si spinel phase and sintering process of washed kaolin Sedlec Ia from the region Carlsbad (Czech Republic). Concluding chapter reports on results of experimental work.